Wagon-rack.



I Witnesses l J. WELFLE &F. SGHULER.

WAGON RACK.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 31, 1910.

983,333. Patented Feb. '7, 1911 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

. I Z I 4 o Attqrneys Inventors err STTES PATENT JOSEPH WELFLE AND FRANK SCHULER, OF I-IAMLER, OHIO.

WAGON-RACK.

Patented Feb. 9, 1911. Serial No. 552,737.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, Josnrr-r VELFLE and FRAJJ'K SGHULER, citizens of the United States, residing at Hamlcr, in the county of Henry and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful W agon-Rack, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a wagon rack and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a wagon rack which may be easily and readily converted from a rack adapted to carry grain and similar material into one adapted to carry hay and the like.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wagon rack.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 1s a rear end elevation of the same. Fig. 4- 1s a front end elevation of the same.

F ig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the same showing the sides thereof let down.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the rack arranged for carrying live stock. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 8 1s a side elevation of the rear portion of the rack showing the rear end gate swung up at its lower edge. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of an end standard thatinay be used upon the rack.

The wagon rack consists of beams 1 which arx adapted to rest upon the bolsters of a wagon running gear between the standards thereof. The beams 1 are secured together by means of cross bars 2 and sills 3 which in turn are clamped about the upper and lower edges of the beam 1 by means of clamp bolts 4:. The bolts 4 are preferably pivotally connected at their upper ends with the cross bars 2 and pass transversely through the sills 3 and are provided upon their lower ends with nuts 5 screw-threaded thereon.

The cross bars 2 are made up of binary members of similar dimension and configuration and the said members have at their upper portions laterally disposed flanges 6.

Arms 7 are pivoted at their lower ends between the members of the cross bars 2 and are provided at the upper portions of their sides with laterally disposed flanges 8. Side boards 9 are secured to the flanges 8 of the arms 7. Pins 9 are adapted to pass through perforations 10 provided in the cross bar 2 and on the lower end portions of the arms 7 whereby the said arms may be held approximately in vertical position or in inclined position. Fig. 1 of the drawings illustrates the arms 7 in the approximately vertical position while Fig. 5 of the drawings illustrates the said arms supported in inclined position. Collar boards 11 are adapted to be applied to the upper edges of the side boards 9 and the said collar boards are provided at their opposite sides with depending flanges or lugs 12 which are adapted to pass down along the opposite sides of the side boards 9.

Spaced cleats 13 are attached to the inner sides of the forward portions of the side boards 9 and collar boards 11 and are adapted to receive between them the end portions of the front gate lt. Draw rods 15 pass transversely through the forward portions of the side boards 9 and collar boards 11 and are located in front of the front gate 14 and are adapted to hold the inner surfaces of the said side boards 9 and collar boards 11 in close contact with the ends of the said front gate 14 in the usual manner.

Flanges 16 are secured to the rear side of the hindmost cross bar 2 and a pin 17 is located in the said flanges 16. An end gate 18 is provided upon its rear side with parallel strips 19 having hooked ends 20. The lower extremities 20 are adapted to engage the pin 17 between the flanges 16 and which serve as hinge members upon which the said end gate 18 may swing. The end gate 18 is provided upon its forward side and at its ends with angle plates 21 which are adapted to fit snugly against the outer surfaces of the collar boards 11 when the end gate 18 is swung into a vertical position. Clips 22 are attached to the outer sides of the collar boards 11 and have their upper ends spaced from the outer sides of the said boards. Cross pins 23 pass transversely through the said clips 22 and through the space between the upper ends of the said clips and the collar boards 11. Hooks 24 are pivotally connected with the angle plates 21 and are adapted to pass over and engage the pin 23 and securing clips 25 are attached to the outer sides of the side boards 9 and are adapted to receive the hooked end portion of the hooks 24- in a manner illustrated in Fig. 1 when the end gate is closed against the rear end of the side boards 9 and the collar boards 11.

Socket members 26 are attached to the ends of the beams 1 and are adapted to receive the lower ends of standards 27 as illustrated in Fig. 9, and thus the said standards may serve as means for holding hay or similar material upon the forward and rear er tions of the rack. As illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings the collar boards 11 may be removed and slatted side structures 28 may be applied to the side boards 9 in their stead. The structures 28 are provided upon their inner sides with cleats 29 which may receive between them a partition 30 and thus the rack may be adapted to carry live stock. 7.

From the above description it will be seen that when the parts are assembled and positioned as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive of the drawings that the rack is tight and may be used to advantage for holding grain and the like. When it is desired to remove the grain from the rack the end gate 18 may be swung down into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 when the said end gate may be used to advantage as a shovel board. In order to swing the end gate down it is necessary first to swing the lower portions of the hooks 2 k in a rearward direction in order to clear the rear ends of the clips 25, then swing the lower ends of the said hooks out beyond the outer sides of the clips 25 and then by swinging the end gate 18 down upon the strips 19 as hinges and the hooked extremities of the hooks 24 may be engaged with the pins 23 and thus the said hooks 24 will serve as braces for the end gate 18 and will hold the same in the position as indicated in dotted lines in the said Fig. 1.

By reference to Fig. 8 of the drawings it will be seen that by'removing the pin 17 from the flanges 16 that the rear end gate may be swung up at its lower portion away from the floor of the body of the rack, without being completely detached from the rack and thus a scoop shovel may be conveniently moved upon the floor of the rack to push material along and out at the end of the rack.

\Vhat is claimed is In combination with a wagon body, angle plates attached to the rear portion of the body, a pin supported by the angle plates, an end gate, strips mounted upon the rear surface of the end gate and having hooked extremities to engage said pin and lie between said angle plates, angle plates attached to the forward sides of the end gate and adapted to receive between them the rear portions of the sides of the body, clips attached to the sides of the body, cross pins passing through the said clips and the sides of the. body, a second set of clips attached to the sides of the body and having end portions spaced from the outer surfaces thereof, hooks pivoted to the angle plates upon the forward surface of the end gate and adapted to engage the pins passing through the first mentioned clips upon the sides of the body and adapted to be secured at their free end portions by the second mentioned clips upon the sides of the body.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto aflixed our sig natures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH WELFLE. FRANK SCHULER.

Witnesses KATHERINE LUTz, C. F. KArLn. 

